Meta-analysis on acupuncture for treatment of dementia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 140-144, 2008.
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en Zh
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| ID: wpr-292890
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on dementia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of dementia are comprehensively searched in according with the demands of the evidence-based medicine (EBM), which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years. Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-two randomized controlled trials are included, among them, 19 trials are carried out by Meta-analysis. The total OR is 3.72 [2.73, 5.07], and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry. It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than the control groups (Z = 8.32, P < 0.00001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture therapy is effective on dementia according to the domestic clinical literatures. However, the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Terapéutica
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto
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Demencia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Año:
2008
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Article